On the afternoon of February 21, the figure skating open team competition of the 14th National Winter Games ended with the ice dance rhythmic dance competition. Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu, who represented Beijing, were not disturbed by off-field factors and scored 75.43 with their stable performance. points, temporarily ranked first.
The day before the competition, Liu Xinyu was involved in the "account theft scandal" and exposed his illegal activities on his foreign social account. Subsequently, he himself updated social media to respond, saying that his account was stolen and someone pretended to publish rumor information. He had called the police and was waiting for follow-up action by the police.
But the storm over this matter has not subsided. On the morning of the 21st, some netizens discovered that another foreign social account claiming to be Liu Xinyu was exposing black information, which put huge pressure on Liu Xinyu and Wang Shiyue's preparations.
The ice dance event of the figure skating team competition started on the afternoon of the 21st. Faced with a lot of pressure, Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu took to the court. The two were ranked third in the first group. They cooperated well and presented a high-level program. , with a final score of 75.43 points, temporarily ranking first. Heilongjiang team Xing Jianing/Chen Xizi finished second with 70.17 points, and Sichuan team Wu Nan/Shi Shang finished third with 62.07 points.
Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu are the number one ice dance team in China. The two have been partners for 16 years and achieved the best performance in Chinese ice dance at the Beijing Winter Olympics, ranking 12th. This season, the two have missed many opportunities to participate in international competitions due to injuries. Their last appearance was at the Canadian Grand Prix in October last year, where they finished 10th.
According to the schedule, the figure skating open group ice dance free dance competition will be held at 14:00 on the 22nd. Liu Xinyu/Wang Shiyue will strive for the championship.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhou Xueshuai
editor/Xu Zhao
